The document from the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs to Senator Dewey Bartlett discusses the need for new housing units for Indian families in the Anadarko Area. The document mentions the discrepancy between the Bureau's statistics and the number of housing applications on file, attributing it to the mobility of Indian families. The Bureau's Annual Housing Inventory Report estimates that 2,198 new dwelling units are needed to address overcrowding and substandard living conditions. The document also highlights the challenges in accurately determining the number of Indian families moving within the area. The enclosed housing inventory data provides a breakdown of housing needs by tribe in the Anadarko Area.

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Indian Housing Mobility in the Anadarko Area: A Report to Senator Bartlett

Identifier:
CAC_CC_003_2_33_2_0023
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Indian Housing Mobility in the Anadarko Area: A Report to Senator Bartlett
Date Created:
1974-02-08
EDTF:
1974-02-08
Creator:
Risenhoover, Theodore Ted, 1934-2006
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/2
Description:
The document from the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs to Senator Dewey Bartlett discusses the need for new housing units for Indian families in the Anadarko Area. The document mentions the discrepancy between the Bureau's statistics and the number of housing applications on file, attributing it to the mobility of Indian families. The Bureau's Annual Housing Inventory Report estimates that 2,198 new dwelling units are needed to address overcrowding and substandard living conditions. The document also highlights the challenges in accurately determining the number of Indian families moving within the area. The enclosed housing inventory data provides a breakdown of housing needs by tribe in the Anadarko Area.
Policy Area:
Native Americans, Education
Names:
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Absentee-Shawnee Nation, Kickapoo Nation, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Caddo Nation, Potawatomi Tribe, Shawnee Nation, Pawnee Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ponca Nation, Tonkawa Nation, Comanche Nation, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Kaw Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Topic:
Indians of North America--United States
Congress:
93rd (1973-1975)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_3_2_33_2_0000, Box, 33, 2, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages